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Spiny anteater is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPINY ANTEATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spiny anteater

Echidna

Echidnas /ɨˈkɪdnə/, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals. The four extant species, together with the platypus, are the only surviving members of that order and are the only extant mammals that lay eggs. Their diet consists of ants and termites, but they are not closely related to the true anteaters of the Americas. They live in Australia and New Guinea. The echidnas are named after the "Mother of monsters" in Greek mythology, despite not resembling the mythological creature.

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Synonyms and antonyms of spiny anteater in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «spiny anteater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPINY ANTEATER

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Translator English - Chinese

针鼹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oso hormiguero espinoso
570 millions of speakers

English

spiny anteater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काँटेदार anteater
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

النمل شوكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колючий муравьед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equidna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাকড়সা anteater
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourmilier épineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anteater spiny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ameisenigel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

とげのあるアリクイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가시 개미 핥기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spiny anteater
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thú ăn kiến ​​gai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பைனி ஆன்டிட்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काटेरी अँटियेटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dikenli anteater
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formichiere spinoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spiny mrówkojad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колючий мурахоїд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furnicar spinos
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ακανθώδης μυρμηγκοφάγος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kaapse miereneter
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

taggig anteater
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spiny anteater
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPINY ANTEATER»

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It's a Baby Spiny Anteater!
Describes the birth, early life, growth patterns, eating habits, and enemies of the spiny anteater.
Katherine Hengel, 2010
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The Mind at Night: The New Science of How and Why We Dream
Looking for evolutionary clues,hefound thatanunusual mammal knownasthe spiny anteater hasa uniquesleep pattern—itdoes not experiencea typicalREM sleep cycle with theta rhythm.In more recent investigations, Jerome Siegel atthe ...
Andrea Rock, 2009
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Dream Interpretation as a Psychotherapeutic Technique
The spiny anteater is a unique egg-laying mammal (called a monotreme). The spiny anteater does not have REM sleep and appeared to diverge from other mammals like marsupials and placentals about 140 million years ago. The spiny  ...
Frederick Lawrence Coolidge, 2006
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Echidna: Extraordinary Egg-laying Mammal
By assigning this name, he placed the spiny anteater of Australia in the same genus as the placental anteater of South America. He illustrated his article with a painting made in Sydney by John White, a collector of plants and animals as well  ...
M. L. Augee, Brett Gooden, Anne Musser, 2006
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Geography Through Art: International Art Projects for Kids
Spiny. Anteater.. Have you ever heard of an echidna? An echidna is sometimes called a spiny anteater. It is a member of the monotreme family, along with the duck-billed platypus. It looks like a mix between a porcupine and a regular ...
Sharon Jeffus, Jamie Aramini, 2008
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The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates: With Posters
Lateral views of the brains of a the hedgehog, b the prosimian Galago, c the human, d the guinea pig, e the cat, f the spiny anteater and g the dolphin, showing the position of major motor (vertically hatched), sensory (horizontally hatched) and ...
R. Nieuwenhuys, Hendrik Jan Donkelaar, Charles Nicholson, 1998
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DNA and Biotechnology
Two of these egg- laying mammals, called monotremes, still exist today, although most would agree that the “family resemblance” between the platypus and the echidna (spiny anteater) is difficult to appreciate (Figure 6.12). The unusual traits  ...
Molly Fitzgerald-Hayes, Frieda Reichsman, 2009
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Psychology A2: The Complete Companion
Only three mammals are known not to have REM sleep: the spiny anteater and two species of dolphin (Allison et al. 1972; Mukhametov. 1987). All three have a disproportionalfy large neocortex (the part of the brain involved in higher- order ...
Mike Cardwell, Cara Flanagan, 2003
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Evo-illusion: Why IID Trumps ID and Evolution
They can fend off even a puma or jaguar.9 The spiny anteater of Australia and New Guinea (left) also makes its home by burrowing in the dirt. Interestingly, the spiny anteater and platypus are the only egg-laying mammals out of nearly five ...
Stephen T. Blume, 2013
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Exploring the World of Biology: From Mushrooms to Complex ...
But two mammals lay eggs: the platypus and the spiny anteater. The platypus is a mammal of Australia and the island of Tasmania. The female lays eggs in an underground den. She then curls around them to keep them warm. A platypus has ...
John Hudson Tiner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPINY ANTEATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spiny anteater is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tasmania's best wilderness retreats: breathing the purest air on the …
The scratching of dry leaves reveals an echidna, or spiny anteater, bumbling through the bush. Would I have noticed any of this back in 1997? I doubt it. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Photos September 30: Top images from around the world
Animal godmother Barbara Becker holds spiny anteater “Harapan” on September 30, 2014 at the zoo in Rostock, northeastern Germany. In the wild, the ... «Canada.com, Sep 14»
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Echidna mating ritual on video with males following female for up to …
These super cute five echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, were captured taking part in what is known as 'trailing'. Female echidna Spike released a ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
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The Creature Feature: 10 Fun Facts About the Echidna
Also known as spiny anteaters, they're small, solitary mammals native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They're usually between 12 and 17 inches long ... «Wired, Jul 14»
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Dinosaur's blood not hot, not cold but somewhere in between like …
... some examples include tuna, leatherback turtles, great white sharks and the echidna, an egg-laying mammal in Australia that's also called the spiny anteater. «Tech Times, Jun 14»
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Australians lose $100 million in coins each year
There are about five billion coins -- made from copper and nickel and stamped with images of the native echidna or spiny anteater -- in circulation in Australia. «SBS, Jun 14»
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Watch This Adorable Mammal Hatch From an Egg
Via one of our favorite video blogs, The Kids Should See This, check out this incredible video of an echidna—also known as a spiny anteater—hatching from an ... «Smithsonian, May 14»
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This Is What It Looks Like When A Mammal Hatches From An Egg
The echidna – aka the "spiny anteater" – is a mammal. But unlike almost every other mammal, baby echidnas (aka "puggles," aka "baby Max Rebos" aka "the ... «io9, May 14»
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More than 10000 of these scaly critters are being smuggled into …
The “most-traded wild animal” is one that most people don't know exists: the pangolin. Each year, an estimated 10,000 of these spiny anteaters are smuggled ... «Quartz, Mar 14»
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A Puggle Is Born at the Australia Zoo
No, not the designer dog with the same name. We're talking about the primitive mammal native to Australia also known as the echidna or spiny anteater. «TIME, Sep 13»

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